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tumbler
tumbler

tumbler

Object NameTumbler
Maker Corning Inc.
Made FromGlass
Date1955
Place MadeUnited States
Techniqueblown in a mold, with decoration
SizeOverall H: 13.7 cm; Rim Diam: 7.6 cm
Accession Number60.4.794
Credit LineGift of Frederick Schuler
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionClear "photo-sensitive glass"; blown in mold, with decoration; cylindrical body with flat base; on the obverse a slightly abstract figure of a nude man without head, in amethyst outlines throughout the thickness of the glass (design has been incorporated through the photo-sensitive glass manufacturing process).
Provenance
Source Frederick Schuler - 1960
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